April 13th 2016, we knew it was history in the making when he stepped on the floor/
Who knew he would drop 60 on his way out the door/b
He left the Staples Center screaming for an encore/
But he told the game goodbye and the hall of fame bonjour/
20 years ago he put the league on notice that he was coming for the crown/
Charlotte didn’t believe him cause he was fresh out that Lower Merion cap and gown/
So they traded him to the Lakers the first chance they got/
Isn’t it ironic against the Hornets he hit his first shot/
His haters said Kobe a gun like he think it’s an I in team/
He turned their jeers into LA cheers every time he got that ring/
No defense could stop him, no player could guard him/
Check his resume, 81 against the Raptors, 61 in the garden/
For 20 years he did it for the love of the game/
Back of the jersey said Bryant but we all knew him by one name/
Shot free throws with a torn Achilles, he played through the pain/
Without that purple and gold 24 the NBA won’t be the same/
He gave a 110% every time he laced up his soles/
Never took a night off, gave every game his heart and soul/
Over 32,000 points, 34 game winning field goals/
When the Lakers lost his critics held his feet to the fire like he was walking on hot coals/
He had to be a hero and a villain in order to be great/
He made highlights off the hecklers and the boos cause he always love the hate/
He was 6’6 with the heart of a giant 10 foot tall/
For 20 years they said Kobe always shoot he don’t pass the ball/
In his last game they said Kobe do ya thang, don’t pass the ball/
What he do? Put up 60 for his final curtain call/
Kobe Bryant retired as one of the greatest of all time they may say/
Even those who his whole career they naysay/
April 13th, 2016 we celebrated a new holiday/
Kobe Bryant’s last game a.k.a. Black mamba day/
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